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List Of Diplomatic Missions Of Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, has 112 diplomatic missions across the world as of January 2024. Due to the One-China policy held by the People's Republic of China on the Chinese mainland, other states are only allowed to maintain relations with one of the two countries. As most countries have changed their recognition to the latter over time, only 13 of Taiwan's diplomatic missions have official status, consisting of twelve embassies and one consulate-general. This makes Taiwan one of the few countries in the world that has resident embassies in all of the states with which it has formal diplomatic relations.

Despite these barriers, 59 United Nations members maintain relations with Taiwan on an unofficial basis. In addition, Taiwan has informal relations with Somaliland, a state that is not internationally recognized by any other country, including China. To serve these locations and other places throughout the world, 92 semi-official representative offices are utilized for matters that would otherwise be handled by embassies or consulates. Their heads are still appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, making them de facto missions. Owing to pressure from the People's Republic, most of these offices cannot operate under either the country's official or common name, using the name of the capital Taipei instead to avoid addressing Taiwan's political status. There have recently been two notable exceptions to this; the offices in Somaliland (opened 2020) and Lithuania (2021) use "Taiwan" in their names. Taiwan also maintains permanent missions to the European Union and the World Trade Organization, with the latter under the name "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kimmen and Matsu".

Taiwan has also established informal representation in China's two Special Administrative Regions. In Hong Kong, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong provides services similar to a consulate, while relations to Macau are handled by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau. In addition, under a mechanism established in 2010, the Taiwanese government is directly represented in negotiations with its Hong Kong counterpart by the Taiwan–Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council (ECCC), with the latter operating a similar office in reciprocation. Taiwan also maintains unofficial diplomatic exchanges with China using the Straits Exchange Foundation, but the organization does not have a physical presence in the mainland as of 2020.

Diplomatic missions

Official

List of official diplomatic missions as of 2023
Country	Region	City	Mission	Opened	Notes
Belize	Americas	Belize City	Embassy [zh]	1989
Eswatini	Africa	Mbabane	Embassy	1968	Also serves Mozambique
Guatemala	Americas	Guatemala City	Embassy [ja]	1935	Initially consulate, promoted to legation in 1954 and embassy in 1960 Also serves: Dominican Republic El Salvador
Haiti	Americas	Port-au-Prince	Embassy [ja]	1960	Initially legation, promoted to embassy in 1965
Holy See	Europe	Rome	Embassy	1943	Started as legation, promoted to embassy in 1959 Also serves Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Marshall Islands	Oceania	Majuro	Embassy [zh]	1998	Also serves Federated States of Micronesia
Palau	Oceania	Koror	Embassy [ja]	1999
Paraguay	Americas	Asunción	Embassy [ja]	1959
Paraguay	Americas	Ciudad del Este	Consulate-general [ja]	1988
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Americas	Basseterre	Embassy	1984	Also serves: Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Cayman Islands Jamaica Montserrat Saba Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten British Virgin Islands
Saint Lucia	Americas	Gros Islet	Embassy	2007	Also serves: Barbados Dominica Guadeloupe Martinique
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Americas	Kingstown	Embassy	1983	Also serves: Grenada Guyana Suriname Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu	Oceania	Funafuti	Embassy [ja]	1998

De facto

List of *de facto* diplomatic missions as of 2023
Country	Region	City	Mission	Opened	Notes
Argentina	Americas	Buenos Aires	Embassy (de facto)	1972	Also serves Uruguay
Australia	Oceania	Canberra	Embassy (de facto)	1988
		Brisbane	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	2005
		Melbourne	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1979
		Sydney	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1979
Austria	Europe	Vienna	Embassy (de facto)	1972	Also serves: Croatia Slovenia
Bahrain	Asia	Manama	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	1977
Belgium	Europe	Brussels	Embassy (de facto)	1976	Also direct representative to the European Union Also serves: Burundi Cameroon Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Gabon Luxembourg Rwanda
Brazil	Americas	Brasília	Embassy (de facto)	1992
Brazil	Americas	São Paulo	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1975
Brunei	Asia	Bandar Seri Begawan	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	1978	Closed between 2006 and 2007
Canada	Americas	Ottawa	Embassy (de facto)	1993	Split from Toronto office Also serves Saint Pierre and Miquelon
		Toronto	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1991
		Vancouver	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1991
		Montreal	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	2023
Chile	Americas	Santiago	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	1975	Also serves Falkland Islands
China	Asia	Hong Kong	Consulate (de facto)	1966	Also serves Pakistan
China	Asia	Macau	Consulate (de facto)
Colombia	Americas	Bogotá	Embassy (de facto)	1980?	Succeeded embassy Also serves: Cuba Panama Venezuela
Czech Republic	Europe	Prague	Embassy (de facto)	1991	Initially served Czechoslovakia
Denmark	Europe	Copenhagen	Embassy (de facto)	1973	Also serves: Faroe Islands Greenland Iceland
Ecuador	Americas	Quito	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	1977
Fiji	Oceania	Suva	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	1971	Also serves: French Polynesia Kiribati New Caledonia Samoa Tonga Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna
Finland	Europe	Helsinki	Embassy (de facto)	1990
France	Europe	Paris	Embassy (de facto)	1972	Also serves: Algeria Andorra Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Republic of the Congo French Guiana Gabon Guinea Libya Mali Mauritania Mayotte Monaco Morocco Niger Réunion Rwanda Senegal Togo Tunisia Western Sahara
France	Europe	Aix-en-Provence	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	2020	Also serves: Algeria Andorra Benin Chad Republic of the Congo Gabon Mauritania Monaco Morocco Senegal Togo Tunisia
Germany	Europe	Berlin	Embassy (de facto)	1981
		Frankfurt	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1980
		Hamburg	Consulate (de facto) [zh]
		Munich	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1988
Greece	Europe	Athens	Embassy (de facto)	1973	Also serves: Bulgaria Cyprus
Hungary	Europe	Budapest	Embassy (de facto)	1990	Also serves: Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo Montenegro Romania Serbia
India	Asia	New Delhi	Embassy (de facto)	1995	Also serves: Bangladesh Bhutan Nepal
India	Asia	Chennai	Consulate (de facto)	2012	Also serves: Maldives Sri Lanka
Indonesia	Asia	Jakarta	Embassy (de facto)	1971	Also serves Timor-Leste
Indonesia	Asia	Surabaya	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	2015
Ireland	Europe	Dublin	Embassy (de facto)	1988
Israel	Asia	Tel Aviv	Embassy (de facto)	1993	Also serves Palestine
Italy	Europe	Rome	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	1990	Also serves: Albania Malta North Macedonia San Marino
Italy	Europe	Milan	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	2023
Ivory Coast	Africa	Abidjan	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	2022	Previously closed in 2017
Japan	Asia	Tokyo	Embassy (de facto)	1972
		Fukuoka	Consulate (de facto) [ja]	1972
		Naha	Consulate (de facto) [ja]	1958	Operated by a separate organization until 2006 due to the Senkaku Islands dispute
		Osaka	Consulate (de facto) [ja]	1972
		Sapporo	Consulate (de facto) [ja]	2009
		Yokohama	Consulate (de facto) [ja]	1972
Jordan	Asia	Amman	lt=Embassy (de facto)	1977	Also serves: Egypt Iraq Lebanon Libya Syria
South Korea	Asia	Seoul	Embassy (de facto)	1993
South Korea	Asia	Busan	Consulate (de facto) [ko]	2004
Kuwait	Asia	Kuwait City	Embassy (de facto)	1986	Also serves Qatar
Latvia	Europe	Riga	Embassy (de facto)	1997	Also serves Estonia
Lithuania	Europe	Vilnius	Embassy (de facto)	2021
Malaysia	Asia	Kuala Lumpur	Embassy (de facto)	1974
Mexico	Americas	Mexico City	Embassy (de facto)	1989
Mongolia	Asia	Ulaanbaatar	Embassy (de facto)	2002
Myanmar	Asia	Yangon	Embassy (de facto)	2016
Netherlands	Europe	The Hague	Embassy (de facto)	1979	Also serves: Curaçao Bonaire Aruba
New Zealand	Oceania	Wellington	Embassy (de facto)	1991	Also serves: Cook Islands Niue
New Zealand	Oceania	Auckland	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1973	Also serves French Polynesia
Nigeria	Africa	Lagos	Embassy (de facto)	1991	Also serves: Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Gambia Ghana Liberia Sierra Leone
Oman	Asia	Muscat	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	1977
Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Port Moresby	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	1990	Also serves Solomon Islands
Peru	Americas	Lima	Embassy (de facto)	1978	Also serves Bolivia
Philippines	Asia	Manila	Embassy (de facto)	1975
Poland	Europe	Warsaw	Embassy (de facto)	1992	Also serves Ukraine as of February 25, 2022
Portugal	Europe	Lisbon	Embassy (de facto)	1992	Also serves: Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau São Tomé and Príncipe
Russia	Europe	Moscow	Embassy (de facto)	1993	Also serves: Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia	Asia	Riyadh	Embassy (de facto)	1990	Also serves: Afghanistan Djibouti Ethiopia Pakistan Qatar South Sudan Sudan Yemen
Singapore	Asia	Singapore	Embassy (de facto)	1969	Also serves North Korea
Slovakia	Europe	Bratislava	Embassy (de facto)	2003	Also serves Romania
Somaliland	Africa	Hargeisa	Embassy (de facto)	2020	Also serves: Djibouti Ethiopia Kenya Uganda
South Africa	Africa	Pretoria	Embassy (de facto)	1998	Also serves: Angola Botswana Burundi Comoros Eritrea Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Rwanda Seychelles Somalia Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
South Africa	Africa	Cape Town	Consulate (de facto)	1998	Also serves Namibia
Spain	Europe	Madrid	Embassy (de facto)	1973	Also serves Equatorial Guinea
Sweden	Europe	Stockholm	Embassy (de facto)	1981	Also serves Norway
Switzerland	Europe	Bern	Embassy (de facto) [zh]	1994	Moved from Lausanne office Also serves Liechtenstein
Switzerland	Europe	Geneva	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1997
Thailand	Asia	Bangkok	Embassy (de facto)	1980	Also serves Bangladesh
Turkey	Europe	Ankara	Embassy (de facto)	1989	Also serves: Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Northern Cyprus Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
United Arab Emirates	Asia	Dubai	Consulate (de facto)	1979	Also serves: Eritrea Iran Somalia
United Kingdom	Europe	London	Embassy (de facto)	1974	Also serves: British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Ghana Guernsey Jersey Seychelles Sierra Leone Turks and Caicos Islands
United Kingdom	Europe	Edinburgh	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1998	Also serves Isle of Man
United States	Americas	Washington, D.C.	Embassy (de facto)	1979
		Atlanta	Consulate (de facto)
		Boston	Consulate (de facto)	1982
		Chicago	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	1979
		Denver	Consulate (de facto) [zh]	2015	Moved from Kansas City office that was originally opened in 1985
		Hagåtña, Guam	Consulate (de facto)	1991	Closed in 2017, reopened 2020 Also serves: Northern Mariana Islands
		Honolulu	Consulate (de facto)	1979	Also serves American Samoa and United States Minor Outlying Islands
		Houston	Consulate (de facto)
		Los Angeles	Consulate (de facto)
		Miami	Consulate (de facto)	1988	Also serves: Bahamas Bermuda Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
		New York City	Consulate (de facto) [zh]
		San Francisco	Consulate (de facto)
		Seattle	Consulate (de facto)
Vietnam	Asia	Hanoi	Embassy (de facto)	1992	Also serves Laos
Vietnam	Asia	Ho Chi Minh City	Consulate (de facto)	1992	Also serves Cambodia

Multilateral organizations

List of operating diplomatic missions to multilateral organizations as of 2021
Organization	City	Mission	Opened	Notes	Ref(s)
European Union	Brussels	Representative office	2001	Also direct representative to Belgium Also serves: Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Luxembourg
World Trade Organization	Geneva	Permanent mission	2002

Former

Key
*	Mission closed due to withdrawal of official diplomatic recognition
**	Same as above, but an unofficial office was set up to succeed it that is still in operation

List of defunct diplomatic missions as of 2021
Country	Region	City	Mission	Opened	Closed	Notes
Bangladesh	Asia	Dhaka	Embassy (de facto)	2004	2009	Reassigned to representative office in India
Belarus	Europe	Minsk	Embassy (de facto)	1996	2006	Reassigned to representative office in Russia
Benin	Africa	Cotonou	Embassy*		1965
Bolivia	Americas	La Paz	Embassy (de facto)	1990	2009
Botswana	Africa	Gaborone	Embassy*		1974
Burkina Faso	Africa	Ouagadougou	Embassy*		2018
Cambodia	Asia	Phnom Penh	"Military mission"	1972	1975
Cambodia	Asia	Phnom Penh	Embassy (de facto)	1994	1997
Central African Republic	Africa	Bangui	Embassy*		1964
Colombia	Americas	Bogotá	Embassy**	1947	1980	Initially legation, promoted to embassy in 1961
		Barranquilla	Consulate-general*	1972	1980	Initially consulate, promoted to consulate-general in 1979
		Barranquilla	Consulate (de facto)	1980	1991
Costa Rica	Americas	San José	Embassy*		2007
Dominica	Americas	Roseau	Embassy*		2004
Dominican Republic	Americas	Santo Domingo	Embassy*		2018
Ecuador	Americas	Guayaquil	Consulate (de facto)	1974	1998
El Salvador	Americas	San Salvador	Embassy*		2018
Gabon	Africa	Libreville	Embassy*		1974
Gambia	Africa	Banjul	Embassy*		1974
Gambia	Africa	Banjul	Embassy*	1996	2013
Greece	Europe	Athens	Embassy**	1929	1972	Started as legation, promoted to embassy in 1947
Honduras	Americas	Tegucigalpa	Embassy*	1957	2023	Started as legation, promoted to consulate in 1962, then embassy in 1965
Honduras	Americas	San Pedro Sula	Consulate-general [ja]*	1997	2023
Japan	Asia	Taihoku	Consulate-General	1930	1945
Japan	Asia	Nagasaki	Consulate	1912	1970	Japan broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1972, when two years after the closure of the consulate in Nagasaki.
Kiribati	Oceania	Bairiki	Embassy*	2004	2019
Latvia	Europe	Riga	Consulate-general	1992	1994
Liberia	Africa	Monrovia	Embassy*	1957	2003	Started as legation, promoted to embassy in 1960
Libya	Africa	Tripoli	Embassy (de facto)	1980	1997
Libya	Africa	Tripoli	Embassy (de facto)	2008	2011	Closed due to the First Libyan Civil War
Luxembourg	Europe	Luxembourg	Embassy (de facto)	1975	2002	Reassigned to representative mission in Belgium/EU
North Macedonia	Europe	Skopje	Embassy*	1999	2001
Macau	Asia	Macau	Embassy (de facto)	1945	1966	Special commissariat
Madagascar	Africa	Antananarivo	Embassy*	1960	1972	Formerly a consulate-general before Madagascar's independence
Malawi	Africa	Lilongwe	Embassy*		2008
Nauru	Oceania	Aiwo	Embassy *	1980	2024	Originally consulate-general, promoted to embassy in 1990, closed due to breaking off of relations between 2002-2005 and since 2024.
Nicaragua	Americas	Managua	Embassy *	1930	2021	Originally consulate-general, promoted to legation in 1955 and then embassy in 1965, closed due to breaking off of relations in 1985-1990 and since 2021.
Niger	Africa	Niamey	Embassy*		1974
Nigeria	Africa	Abuja	Embassy (de facto)	2001	2018	Ultimately temporary relocation of Lagos office
Norway	Europe	Oslo	Embassy (de facto)	1980	2017	Reassigned to representative mission in Sweden
Panama	Americas	Panama City	Embassy*		2017
Panama	Americas	Colón	Consulate-general		2009
Rwanda	Africa	Kigali	Embassy*		1972
Peru	Americas	Lima	Embassy**	1911	1971	Continuation of Qing embassy opened in 1875
Saudi Arabia	Asia	Jeddah	Consulate (de facto)		2017	Reassigned to main office in Riyadh
São Tomé and Príncipe	Africa	São Tomé	Embassy*		2016
Solomon Islands	Oceania	Honiara	Embassy*		2019
South Africa	Africa	Pretoria	Embassy*	1976	1998	Succeeded by unofficial representative office
		Johannesburg	Consulate*	1912	1998	Continuation of a Qing-era consulate, succeeded by unofficial representative office
		Johannesburg	Consulate (de facto)	1998	2009
		Cape Town	Consulate**	1973	1998
Senegal	Africa	Dakar	Embassy*		1964
Switzerland	Europe	Zürich	Embassy (de facto)	1973	2007	Merged with Bern office
Switzerland	Europe	Lausanne	Consulate (de facto)	1979	1994	Moved to Bern
Togo	Africa	Lomé	Embassy*		1972
Tonga	Oceania	Nukuʻalofa	Embassy*		1998
Uruguay	Americas	Montevideo	Embassy	1957	1988
Uruguay	Americas	Montevideo	Embassy (de facto)	1992	2002	Closure in 2002 intended to be temporary, no record since Reassigned to representative mission in Argentina
United States	Americas	Washington, D.C.	Embassy**	1912	1978	Continuation of Qing legation, promoted to embassy in 1935
		Chicago	Consulate**	1930	1979
		Kansas City	Consulate	1974	1978
		Kansas City	Consulate (de facto)	1985	2015	Moved to Denver
Venezuela	Americas	Caracas	Embassy (de facto)	1974	2009

Gallery

Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Belize
Consulate-General of Taiwan in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Taipei Representative Office in Dublin
Embassy of the Republic of China in Eswatini, Mbabane
Building hosting the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Lisbon
Taipei Representative Office in France, Paris
Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See in Rome
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, Tokyo
Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands, The Hague
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, Washington, D.C.
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, Texas

Explanatory notes

^ This figure includes 110 diplomatic posts and permanent missions, official and unofficial, outside of China as of January 2024, and two offices in Hong Kong and Macau. The Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium is counted as one mission.
^ Dominican Republic is served by both the Embassy in Guatemala and the representative office in Miami, United States.
^ Located outside Vatican territory in Rome, Italy, a country in which Taiwan is not recognized.
^ Cayman Islands is served by both the Embassy in Saint Kitts and Nevis and the representative office in United Kingdom.
^ British Virgin Islands is served by both the Embassy in Saint Kitts and Nevis and the representative office in United Kingdom.
^ Although the office in Brussels was opened in 1976, it initially served only Belgium and did not start serving the European Union as an organization until 2001.
^ Burundi is served by the representative offices in Belgium, France and South Africa.
^ Cameroon is served by the representative offices in Belgium, France and Nigeria.
^ Republic of the Congo is served by both the representative office in Nigeria and representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Gabon is served by both the representative office in Belgium and the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Rwanda is served by the representative offices in Belgium, France and South Africa.
^ Falkland Islands is served by both the representative offices in Chile and United Kingdom.
^ Pakistan is served by both the representative offices in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia.
^ Algeria is served by the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Andorra is served by the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Benin is served by both the representative office in Nigeria and representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Burkina Faso is served by both the representative offices in France and Nigeria.
^ Chad is served by the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Comoros is served by both the representative offices in France and South Africa.
^ Libya is served by both the representative offices in France and Jordan.
^ Mauritania is served by the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Monaco is served by the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Morocco is served by the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Senegal is served by the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Togo is served by the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Tunisia is served by the representative offices in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France.
^ Romania is served by both the representative offices in Hungary and Slovakia.
^ Bangladesh is served by both the representative offices in India and Thailand.
^ Qatar is served by both the representative offices in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
^ French Polynesia is served by both the representative offices in Fiji and Auckland, New Zealand.
^ Previously located in Abuja from 2001 to 2018.
^ Ghana is served by both the representative offices in Nigeria and United Kingdom.
^ Sierra Leone is served by both the representative offices in Nigeria and United Kingdom.
^ Ukraine is served by both the representative offices in Poland and Russia.
^ Georgia is served by both the representative offices in Russia and Turkey.
^ Kazakhstan is served by both the representative offices in Russia and Turkey.
^ Kyrgyzstan is served by both the representative offices in Russia and Turkey.
^ Tajikistan is served by both the representative offices in Russia and Turkey.
^ Turkmenistan is served by both the representative offices in Russia and Turkey.
^ Uzbekistan is served by both the representative offices in Russia and Turkey.
^ Djibouti is served by both the representative offices in Saudi Arabia and Somaliland.
^ Ethiopia is served by both the representative offices in Saudi Arabia and Somaliland.
^ Kenya is served by both the representative offices in Somaliland and South Africa.
^ Uganda is served by both the representative offices in Somaliland and South Africa.
^ Eritrea is served by both the representative offices in South Africa and United Arab Emirates.
^ Seychelles is served by both the representative offices in South Africa and United Kingdom.
^ Somalia is served by both the representative offices in South Africa and United Arab Emirates.
^ Turks and Caicos Islands is served by both the representative offices in United Kingdom and Miami, United States.
^ In 1930, the Nationalist government opened the consulate-general in Taihoku (Taipei), when Taiwan was under Japanese rule until it was closed in 1945 after the end of the war. It was succeeded by an unofficial representative office that is still operating.
^ Although Latvia did not establish relations with Taiwan, it allowed the consulate to function as an official diplomatic office. It was succeeded by an unofficial representative office that is still operating.
^ Although embassies were established by each country, relations only went up to ministerial level, and the Taiwanese embassy was staffed with a chargé d'affaires.